Siberia

Siberia is a region of North Asia located between the Ural Mountains and the borders with Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China. The region accounts for 77% of the landmass of Russia, with a population of 40,000,000 Russians, only 27% of the population of Russia. There are only 3 inhabitants every half-mile, one of the most sparsely-inhabited places on Earth. The north is mostly tundra, temperate forest in the south, and taiga forest in between, with towns reaching 86 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer and as low as -93.6 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter. Because of its location in the middle of nowhere, its sparse population, harsh climates, and its openness for settlement, Siberia was used by the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation for deporting political dissidents and prisoners, with several gulags being built in Siberia; Siberia has a few towns and cities in the lower parts of the country, but the northern regions are mostly unpopulated.